In the last couple of days, I have had a phone call from "China", and another from "India" on my UAE mobile.

Both were unsolicited, and in both cases the agent claimed that my details had been passed on by a colleague.

Just wondering if anyone else has found that "it's good to talk"?

Grow a pair, if you don't like it in FD, you can leave, pay the bond and go fly in lala land, where the rainbow ends.
If you wallue you live so much, and you think you are going to be shot down in Kandahar, then the remaining 20.000 us you owe is not a big deal. Or perhaps it is, so you deside to stay, but then fly the roster and stut the f... up, take it like a man and do your job. I am so tired of listening to this BS.
Life is a gamble, you did your bet on red, and the roulette came out black. Thats life, so if you are so unhappy with FD, please leave, get a repayment plan with the company, and take the next EK out of here.

Toilet,

Fz claim to be a "family" airline but with people like you and this kind of comments I doubt it will never be.
You should respect what other people think even if you don't agree with them.
With the kind of comment you are making about "life is a gamble" I hope you are not yet a captain and hope that the passengers flying with you will never discover what kind of thoughts you have.
General public have a different image of what a pilot should be , they expect them to be calm , taking decision base on facts and surely not expect them to be gamblers...
Don't forget we are supposed to be a civilian low cost airline and based on that you should understand that people with family may be concerned about these flights.
Like said above they have big insurance issues and sometimes problems with their family being scared...
Not every pilot here have a military background and are looking for an adrenalin shot each time they fly...
If it is what you are looking for , then feel free to help you fellow pilots by volunteering to fly to Kandahar and swap with them.

This is developing into an interesting thread, but hey guys can we keep it civil and leave the personal insults out of it please!
As previously posted, everyone is entitled to their opinion without being subjected to personal attacks and insults.

Just for the record, in spite of all the aformentioned on here and the fact that I agree with some of it, I'm still very happy at FZ and knowing what I know now would still have come here and that goes for my wife too! Then again, I do have good life insurance that is valid ANYWHERE! (Feel free to point out the error of my ways if that's your opinion, but please no personal attacks!!)
Skysod.

any airline that asks a rated captain to sign a bond for the type he/she has tons of experience on has to be viewed with caution and concern. Best to avoid the said company like a CB or be prepared for a surprising ride....

masalama.

A Toilet is used to flush all the crap away. And there is a lot of it here.

Keep up the good work guys, grow a pair or stand up and shout out, the problem is that you don´t have the balls to do so, you sit and moan on pprune and on the flightdeck.
Or you take the low road and report sick, so others have to take your flights
to Kandahar.

The company has reportet that they will pay the insurance in case its needed.

You fly in the middle east, wake up, this is how its done here, and sorry to say it but if you can´t handle it, leave.

Dear Toilet,

Because of people like you that we have 4 different pay scales for Captains and 3 for FO's.............It is not because we are in the M.E. that we can be treated like a toilet stuff( I guess you like it), anyway.........keep behaving as an Alice in the wonderland and let's see how you career will end up......I hope in the right seat.....for the sake of you crew and pax (no place for gamblers here!!!).

Enjoy you Kandahar flights!

Toilet,

All right you are the only one to have balls then show them , where were you during the chief pilot meetings ? I didn't hear anybody reacting except one guy that I know very well and it is was not you...
What else have you done to show to the company that you have some balls and don't agree with what they are doing ?
What do you suggest ?
On top of that , until now NOBODY have called sick for the Kandahar flights as far as I am aware.

Yep, but I am a happy idiot. On the other hand that makes you a whining little scottish mama´s boy .
Good luck in your search, I really wish you the best, but I am sure you will not be happy before you go back to the UK and the safe haven of your XL union...

.... Go Flush yourself ! .......

Toilet,

What are they usually full of. Crap mostly, which is funny considering that's remarkably similar to what you post.

You are to be congratulated in that I know of no other pruner whos pseudonym reflects so accurately as to what they post.

Well done Sir!

Ok, but I am right, you have no balls, mrs. M


For the rest of the guys..
We all ready established the Idiot and toilet part, you must be able to do better with the insults. Come on guys, you are supposed to be cool calm and collected...

All right guys , I think we all agree about our "friend" Toilet...

So the best to do would be just not to react anymore to his comment as he is really too smart for us.

Diversion airfields for Kabul should be carefully reviewed prior to departure from base due to the impact on fuel, time and potential payload. The only approved alternates for flydubai are Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Bagram will accept an aircraft during a full emergency but numerous restrictions apply. Kandahar is not to be planned for security reasons.


Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks

Afghanistan

any other ideas?

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One of the reason why Kandahar can not be used as an altenate for Kabul is because to be accepted in Kandahar you need a unique ISF number and transponder code that gives you the right to land there and these numbers are valid for only 30 minutes.

These numbers must be requested in advance and , I guess this takes some time which will render the access to Kandahar almost impossible in case of diversion.

On top of that , if I need to divert going to Kabul I would prefer to go anywhere else than Kandahar...

What about using Mazar-I-Sharif, OAMS as the alternate? That's what we use out here. VOR/DME/ILS, RNAV, full fire fighting facilities, civilian ramp can easily accommodate a 738. Added bonus that it sits a lot lower than Kabul, in a ''plain'' of sorts, so the weather tends to be rather different to that of Kabul.

dubaigong, for a normal flight yes you do need a PPR from ISAF. However I have diverted there from one of the smaller fields, and they've been more than accommodating allowing me to land their without having a PPR. As I've said though, for my money Mazar-I-Sharif is the best, also in terms of security (in spite of the UN incident there not too long ago).

For anyone who has done the flyDubai assessment, is a medical exam a part of the interview/selection procedure?

If not, at what point does one obtain a UAE GCAA 1st class medical?

medical is part of the selection process, a medical 1st class you get after joining, doing everything again; there are some clinics in bahrain and qatar that are GACA authorized, you may get one there if you like... good luck.

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